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in einstein's brain, they are quite large. >> is there anything about einstein's brain that has implications for mere mortals like us? >> i thought about that a lot as well. one thing that is interesting is this idea that are you born with it or do you develop it? it's the nature and nurture question. you can ask the same thing when it comes to einstein's brain. if you look at this one image again over here, you look at the middle of the brain, on that left side, you see sort of an upside down horseshoe area, that area is responsible for your motor control, for example. and in this case somebody who has fine dexterity would have a developed area of the brain there. we know einstein was a musician. he played the violin. here's why that's so important. is that he couldn't have been born with that. that was something that he developed. he became a progressively better musician. that part of the brain changes. it's the most remarkable thing. >> all of our viewers should snow sanjay is a neurosurgeon and he has a lot of experience with brains. thank you very much. >> thank you, wolf. >>> also a v
in einstein's brain, they are quite large. >> is there anything about einstein's brain that has implications for mere mortals like us? >> i thought about that a lot as well. one thing that is interesting is this idea that are you born with it or do you develop it? it's the nature and nurture question. you can ask the same thing when it comes to einstein's brain. if you look at this one image again over here, you look at the middle of the brain, on that left side, you see sort of an...
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in einstein's brain, quite large compared to other brains examined. >> anything about einstein's brain that has implications for a mere mortal like us? >> i thought about that a lot as well. the one thing really interesting is this idea that are you born with it or do you develop it? ist the nature/nurture question. ask the same thing when it comes to einstein's brain. look at this one image over here and look specifically at the middle of the brain, on that left side, you see sort of an upside down horseshoe area, wolf. that area is responsible for your motor control. for example, and in this case, somebody who has really fine dexterity would have a developed area of the brain. einstein was a musician, played the violin. here is whyist so important. he couldn't have been born with that. that is something he developed. he became a better progressive musician, that part of the brain changed. >> sanjay himself a neurosurgeon. a lot of experience with brains. sanjay, thanks very much. >> thank you, wolf. any time. >> also very, very smart guy. >>> let's get the latest on other stories we'
in einstein's brain, quite large compared to other brains examined. >> anything about einstein's brain that has implications for a mere mortal like us? >> i thought about that a lot as well. the one thing really interesting is this idea that are you born with it or do you develop it? ist the nature/nurture question. ask the same thing when it comes to einstein's brain. look at this one image over here and look specifically at the middle of the brain, on that left side, you see sort...
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everybody has a little variation, but in einstein, it was quite different. the right side, that is the side responsible for spatial relations, that is the area where the brain it is done. and in einstein's case, it was quite large compared to other brains examined. >> fascinating stuff. sanjay, is there anything about his brain that has implications for mere mortals like us? >> i thought about that a lot. i think the one thing that is interesting, the idea is, are you born with it or do you develop it? you can ask the same question when it comes to his brain. i'll tell you, when you look at the image, especially in the middle of the brain on the left side you see sort of an upside down horseshoe area, wolf, that is the area responsible for your motor control. for example. and in this case, somebody who has really fine dexterity there, has more developed brain there we know he was a musician, that is so important, he couldn't have been born with that. he became a progressively better musician, that part of his brain changes, the most remarkable thing. >> and
everybody has a little variation, but in einstein, it was quite different. the right side, that is the side responsible for spatial relations, that is the area where the brain it is done. and in einstein's case, it was quite large compared to other brains examined. >> fascinating stuff. sanjay, is there anything about his brain that has implications for mere mortals like us? >> i thought about that a lot. i think the one thing that is interesting, the idea is, are you born with it...
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you're looking at some representations of albert einstein's brain. there were a lot of pictures taken the first time it was examined. one thing to pay attention to you see all these grooves within the brain. and if you think about the fact that when the brain develops, you get many more of these convolutions as your brain develops and grows. if you have more convolutions, more ridges and valleys like you're seeing there, what that means is you have more surface area sort of on the brain. that's a great place to sort of start trying to analyze just what the effectiveness, the impact of all those neurons in that area would be. if you have more grey area like that, you have more neurons and the brain can talk to other areas of the brain more easily. now, it doesn't necessarily mean someone is going to be more intelligent, but i think what we can best say is that based on images like that that the capacity is there. there's a greater capacity for the brain to talk to each other in different ways. >> i want to remind our viewers sanjay's a neurosurgeon so
you're looking at some representations of albert einstein's brain. there were a lot of pictures taken the first time it was examined. one thing to pay attention to you see all these grooves within the brain. and if you think about the fact that when the brain develops, you get many more of these convolutions as your brain develops and grows. if you have more convolutions, more ridges and valleys like you're seeing there, what that means is you have more surface area sort of on the brain. that's...
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>> you can ask the same thing when it comes to einstein's brain. this area is responsible for you're motor control. we know he was a musician. he played the violin. that was something that he developed. that part of his brain changes. it is the most remarkable thing. let's get the latest on otheeth stories we are following. >> the new york city nanny charged with murder of children in her care has pleaded not guilty. >> when the children's mother came home she found the kids dead and saw the woman stab herself with a kitchen knife. >> warren jeffs who is serving a life sentence, the texas attorney general's office has started proceedings. >> worlfe a record breaking powerball drawing is hours away. >> i've got the winning ticket. i spend $20. i gotten chance to win. what do you think? >> let's see if you are in the chair tomorrow. >> i'll be here. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] considering all your mouth goes through, do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, listerine® clea
>> you can ask the same thing when it comes to einstein's brain. this area is responsible for you're motor control. we know he was a musician. he played the violin. that was something that he developed. that part of his brain changes. it is the most remarkable thing. let's get the latest on otheeth stories we are following. >> the new york city nanny charged with murder of children in her care has pleaded not guilty. >> when the children's mother came home she found the kids...
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making begin >>> what would america look like today if we had told immigrants like sergey brin or albert einstein to get lost? you don't have to be a nuclear physicist to know we would be much worse off. yet every year the u.s. turns down educated, entrepreneurial immigrants. one man says, that's national suicide. >> let's just suck it up and deal with the issue rather than sit there and point fingers. >> michael bloomberg, the mayor of new york and a billionaire businessman, has made immigration one of his signature issues. you look at the danger of the current approach we have to immigration as quite substantial economically in terms of our competitiveness. >> it is the biggest economic issue facing this country. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag -- >> bloomberg points out that immigrants have always been prolific job creators in america. just look at the nation's fortune 500 companies. more than 200 of them were founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. including google, yahoo! and intel. >> there was always an influx of new immigrants to carry on and to lead and to push, and now w
making begin >>> what would america look like today if we had told immigrants like sergey brin or albert einstein to get lost? you don't have to be a nuclear physicist to know we would be much worse off. yet every year the u.s. turns down educated, entrepreneurial immigrants. one man says, that's national suicide. >> let's just suck it up and deal with the issue rather than sit there and point fingers. >> michael bloomberg, the mayor of new york and a billionaire...
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einstein said it best. insanity is doing the same exact thing over and over again and expecting different results. the republicans did that for two straight presidential elections. >> you know what? you and i have spoken about this a lot. that is how do you change the dem graphics? and newt gingrich talked with soledad about it yesterday. this is what he had to say. >> outreach is when five white whooit guys have a meeting and call you. you know, inclusion is when you're in the meeting which inherently changes the whole tenure of the meeting. this will be a big challenge for the house republicans. they're a comfortable majority. the question is do they want to in a disciplined way create a schedule and a program and include people who are not traditionally republicans in order to grow a party that is competitive? >> richard, i want to focus with you on this. we have spoken about this a lot. the republican party and how they can get some more latino support. i want to show you the cnn exit poll. latino suppo
einstein said it best. insanity is doing the same exact thing over and over again and expecting different results. the republicans did that for two straight presidential elections. >> you know what? you and i have spoken about this a lot. that is how do you change the dem graphics? and newt gingrich talked with soledad about it yesterday. this is what he had to say. >> outreach is when five white whooit guys have a meeting and call you. you know, inclusion is when you're in the...
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every day, you're spinning around the planet every 90 minutes, i suppose we could -- this requires some einstein relatively thinking, i suppose. a day is a day, i suppose. 24 hours is still 24 hours. even though days are kind of a different thing up there. >> good for him. captain scott kelly, good for you. going to go up there in 205. miles o'brien, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> you're welcome, carol. >>> a warning for parents. those bounce houses for kids? they may be more dangerous than you think. we'll take a look at the spike in injuries caused by these things. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays
every day, you're spinning around the planet every 90 minutes, i suppose we could -- this requires some einstein relatively thinking, i suppose. a day is a day, i suppose. 24 hours is still 24 hours. even though days are kind of a different thing up there. >> good for him. captain scott kelly, good for you. going to go up there in 205. miles o'brien, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> you're welcome, carol. >>> a warning for parents. those bounce houses for...